May 9 cases: ATC issues arrest warrants for 14 for skipping trial

Lahore: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) Friday issued bailable arrest warrants for 14 suspects for skipping trial proceedings of two cases related to May 9 riots. The suspects are already on bail.

Judge Arshad Javed ordered the police to ensure the appearance of nine suspects in the Jinnah House attack case, and five others in Askari Tower case, on May 15.

The court also ordered the suspects to furnish fresh bail bonds before appearing in the court.

The suspects include Attaur Rehman, Abdul Rehman, Ikramullah, Abdul Hadi, Amanullah, Ali Hassan, Shahbaz Siddique, Rubina Rizwan, Irfan Jamil, Saeed Shah, Mohsin Gull Agha and Muhammad Parvez.

Meanwhile, an ATC also granted interim pre-arrest bail to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf former leaders Jamshed Iqbal Cheema and his wife Musarrat Iqbal Cheema in seven more cases pertaining to May 9 riots, and directed them to join the investigation.